Daily Republican., 1887-03-17
CONVENTION AND cIrIz EMS.
4 Conversion Bilf Passes tho House.
The Mes Loan Taken.

DOVER March 16.--ThiB day was the
biggest yet. All day long there was
something on hand to mako things
lively. First. In the me rnipg the
House started by resolving itself into .
Committee of the whole upon the re-
port Of the Com mittee on Ooustitu
Sionzl Reform, with Mr.. Waples In the
chair. Tho committee's report dxed
the day the frst Tuesday In Novem ber,
and made 1t mandatory upon the Leg
islAture to call the convention * there
was . majority In favor OF IL. There
WAS considerable difhculty In getting
STAT ted, and finally, when everything
WAS ready, Mr.. Wilson sot the battle
going By Offering IN amend ment fixing
the first Tuesd day In May, 1883, As the
day OF holding the election. mr. Mo
CAbe said convention had been talked
OF ever since the session opened but NO
progress had been made beyond devel-
oping that there arc almost As many
different opinions rs there are mem bere
Every member not only has his own
| |opinioD, but that Of some legal mind to
back him up, until he (McCabe) had
almost come to the conclusion that this
House can do almost any thing and be
backed up By some legal opinion. He,
therefore, thought 1t best to stand by
the report Of the COMMITTEES. We have
pl Aced this subject In the hands OF the
oommittee; they have investigated and
felt around, and brought In this bill.
The Senate has had before it y general
ele ction day bill almost ever since the
session opened, and has done nothing
with it. In the facs of this inActi0n II
soe ms useless In US TO take the general
election day. an for convention; II
/ oAn't get the day want am willing
to take some other day.
Mr.. Harrington was ready for trial
OF strength on Mr.. Wilson's amend.
10 ent.
Mr.. Jones firmly believed that the
endangering BY the Legislature OF the
principe Of convention would be
sternIy rebuked by the people. He wAs
sorry to sec men using their utmost
efforts TO obstruct action ON the very
measure they made the CANVAS on last
Ifal. Nearly the whole Of this oppo.
sition comes from Office holders. When
you hear these objections Just Inquire
where they originated. Let us legislase
for the people. and let these ONCE.
holders take care of themselves. He
believed the person who votes to hold
the election ON any other day than
general election day does so from dc
sire TO defeat . convention. He Wal
| told that the Judges are against genera
election day. Their jud dgment may bs
warped by their interests, and he VA
not willing to take his opinion from
them.
He WAS satisfed that four-fifths oi
his constituents want q convention
There Is no man in the State with tn,
least desire for political preferment who
will dare to openly oppose convention
This Is the last chance that will b,
offered as . party; II we don't take Il
we'li get left. He was In favor OF hold
ing this election on general election day
and would vote for no other day, be-
csuse he didn't believe they could gel
tho vote out on any other day. III,
Thought II an insuit 70 the present gene
ration to question Its compe senoy u
make . better constitution than that O
90 years ago. John M Clayton WAS ~
able man; he may have locked the doc
ard thrown away the key; but there Il
no door TOO strong for the people. b
cons'stent, you must, for your actions :,
those who have sent you here.
Mr.. Jones then squ0ted = campaign
speech OF Mr.. Norney's which Was II
direct contrast TO his position now. IL
said that Kent seemed unanimous TO
convention In the campaign, aud tha
ISusBex instructed her candidates Il
vote for convention. The ausgex Re
Ipublicans kept out OF the contest on tn
principie Of ''give the Democrats ropi
lenongh and they will hang themselves.
sAny bill that does not provide for hold
ing the election on general election da,
Twill be surely defeated. In 1894 ther
were $4,000 votes cast. He didn't be
lieve the necessary 16, coo votes coul
be gotten On any other day. They aa
the Senate will not pass o bill for ger
eral election day. Let the House
stfaight; don't put our shirking on tn
Ser ate
Mr.. Harrington said II every membe
took the stand Mr. Jones had take
there never would be . convention, an
II delegates should be elected and tax
such stand there never would be
new constitution. He was perfeotl
willing to take his (Hsrriugton's o
original bill, which named the geners
eleotion day, but after . general car
vass he WAS satisfied 1t could not pas
and be WAS now willing to take th
next bess thing and hold the election /
the off year.
Mr.. Norney said the com mitsee, wit
the aid Of the best legal talent, hnd yer
oarefully gone over the whole groun,
and unanimously agreed on the flr
Tuesday In November. As to holdin
this election on general election day l
Ioould not, consistently with his oath
support the constitution, vote for such
propositton; he could find no constitl
tional warrant for 1t.
Mr.. Sinalley would support the con
mittee bill by way of concession, bs
he believed the Legis islature had perfe
fright to hold . special election on m
day 1t saw fit. 1t 10 the subject and n,
the day that makes the election specia
Mr.. Mccoy would support the con
mittee bill II the committee could COL
Iyince him that they could get out Il
vofea next November. Ii takes fro,
-ISi0,O00 to $20, 900 to carry . geper,
electi0n In this State. If We can get OF
\ as many votes without that money
with II there has been q great deal {
money thrown away In campaign
ihere are great many now off the d
aessment lists. There will be one thiI
moro voters on the lists In Novombe
1883 than We can get this year.
Mr. Wilson reiterated that the Gel
eral Assem- bly, had no authority to tai
any other day than the third Tuesda
in May. He deprecated the fact tn,
the people we're clanoring for the CO..
vantion, and claimed they took no Il
terest In 1t. He said 1t was not Il
democrats but the Republicans wi
, wanted convention. As to our judy,
he said: II should like 10 know II v
do not honor our judges sufficiently
put them on an equal footing with men
bers of the bar?"
Mr.. Dasey-One Of them has change
lhia mind kinna ha canna Ia kha hannl